[PAA-Discuss] Skinny on the Houston Tax Day Tea Party at Jones Hall

Sat Apr 11 22:50:22 EDT 2009

 I dIdn't fully understand why Rachel Maddow was cracking up when she was 
talking about this "tea bagging" crap. Rhael actually begged her background people
to not crack her up. I now get it. These are (once again...GOP idiots using oviously
gay phrases) that are trying to get crap started rather than doing something for millions
of unemployed Americans. What a bunch of losers. All they know how to do is demand
tax cuts even when it is not the best idea. Losers.

Melinda Iley-Dohn

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin Historical Review of Pennsylvania 1759

--- On Sat, 4/11/09, ChasMauch at aol.com <ChasMauch at aol.com> wrote:

From: ChasMauch at aol.com <ChasMauch at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [PAA-Discuss] Skinny on the Houston Tax Day Tea Party at Jones Hall
To: paa at crosierbiomed.com, bartboyce at sbcglobal.net, discuss at paa-tx.org, mandell at yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, April 11, 2009, 4:10 PM

I hope it is not the Limbaugh / Faux News group sponsoring this. Both Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow had extended coverage of these events last night on MSNBC. The Republican Party is promoting these "tea bagging" events (yes, that's what they call them!!!) all over the country. Here is the link for a clip of the report from Countdown (Olbermann had the night off and there is a guest host):  
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#30159559 I think it is very important to find out if this is the same group and if so we should be very leery about supporting it.
Charlie
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In a message dated 4/11/2009 3:46:44 P.M. Central Daylight Time, paa at crosierbiomed.com writes:

Is this the activity that Rush Limbaugh and the Faux News folks are promoting?  With their warning about ACORN, and the fact that they'll have lots of flags, that's what it sounds like.

There are a lot of anti-tax people that want to cut govt. spending on social services by strangling the govt., while keeping our military machine going at full speed.  Is this organized by the same people?

If anyone want to attend, I suggest bringing a big sign highlighting hoe much of our tax dollars goes down the drain on empire-building exercises, to help counter the people who think we're spending too much on social services.

Bill

At 1:13 PM -0700 4/11/09, Bart Boyce wrote:
Houston Tax Day Tea Party

Where do your tax dollars go?
Host:
Houston Tea Party
Type:
Causes - Protest
Network:
Global
Date:
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Time:
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Location:
600 Louisiana, Houston, TX 77002
Street:
600 Louisiana, Houston, TX 77002

phone:
2815791956
Email:
fcravens at houstontps.org

Description

NEW VENUE JONES PLAZA DOWNTOWN!

The theme of our protest is "YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK!"

After you've worked hard to pay YOUR taxes, Come protest WHAT they spend your tax dollars ON!

WHAT ARE THEY SPENDING YOUR TAX DOLLARS ON? LET'S SHOW THE PEOPLE OF HOUSTON!!

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UPDATE!!!

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Here are a few things you need to know about attending the Tea Party on April 15th:

· Signs can NOT be attached to sticks or holders of any kind. All signs must be hand-held.

· Carpool! What better way to enjoy the Tea Party experience than with others! Take a full car downtown! If everyone does this, parking will be a breeze!

· Parking in most downtown event garages runs around $9. Having the cash on hand will make parking much easier.

· Handicapped parking will be available in the streets surrounding Jones Plaza. Officers and Tea Party volunteers will help people who need to park close by find an appropriate spot.

· Turn the Metro Rail into the Tea Party Express! The Metro Rail stops a few blocks away at the Preston station, so people who want to ride the rail may find it easier to park near the Binz station or at the south end of the rail line.

· Sign in! In order to prevent the media from undercounting the event the way they did on February 27th, make sure you sign in at a sign-in table. We found the media undercounted us by about 70%. This was because they arrived late to our event and caught people leaving.

· Seating for the elderly and for people who have difficulty standing long periods will be available in the front of the stage. Make sure to see a Tea Party volunteer about access to seats if you require them.

· This event will be crowded! Please be patient and recognize the limits of the venue. We originally booked Jones Plaza because the number of people expected to attend would not be safe on the sidewalks across from the post office. The response has exceeded all our expectations, and we may not have room in the Plaza for all who intend to join us!

· Should the police decide we've reached capacity in the Plaza, they may close off entrances for a time, allowing more people in only as others leave. Since people will be coming and going, the wait should not be long if you find the Plaza closed off. Stick around!

· There are numerous restaurants just off the Plaza, especially on Louisiana, and we've been informed that the Café Bistro inside Jones Plaza will be open for business as well, selling snack-bar items. We also have a vendor selling water and soda, and proceeds from THAT vendor benefit the Houston Tea Party Society.

· Many groups will be passing out literature at the event. Please make sure you review any petitions you are asked to sign. We have been warned that ACORN will be attempting to either deceive attendees or disrupt the rallies. If you notice anyone acting aggressive or belligerent, report them to one of the officers in the Plaza as soon as you can.

· We WILL march on the post office at the end of the rally. We will also have another destination to march to, but we will tell you about that at the event.

· Checklist to bring:

o Signs with bailout facts, stimulus facts, wish lists, or other sayings

o Monopoly money - just a bill or two. You'll see why.

o Flags - let's have a sea of American flags in the Plaza!

o Sunscreen - the sun ought to be out a long while during the rally, so be safe

o Tea bags - bring just one, and write your name on it. One of the local congressmen pledges to take all tea bags back to Washington D.C. and deliver them personally!

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Bill Crosier
paa at crosierbiomed.com      713-641-4941
Progressive Action Alliance   http://progressiveactionalliance.org/
KPFT - Radio for Peace - 90.1 FM Houston   http://kpft.org

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